All Ears English Podcast AEE 2582: Did You Remember It or Memorize It?
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Mar 16, 2026 They explore the practical difference between remembering and memorizing through examples like birthdays, song lyrics, and phone numbers. Short role-plays contrast checking tasks versus learning facts by heart. Grammar tips explain remember to versus remember + -ing and how memorize is used with nouns. They also discuss how technology and songs affect what we retain.
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Memorize Means Intentional Learning
- Memorize is the intentional process of learning something by heart to avoid forgetting.
- Lindsay and Michelle cite school facts, phone numbers, and theatre lines as examples of things you deliberately memorize.
Actor Tricks For Memorizing Lines
- Michelle describes memorizing lines during her theater days and using chunking to learn large parts.
- She wrote lines down and set small goals, which she says solidified memorization for auditions and performances.
Remember Is Recall Not Always Intentional
- Remember is the recall or product of memory and can include things not memorized intentionally.
- They contrast remembering a grandmother's face or childhood events with word-for-word memorized facts.